Bag-frame.



PATENTED A P R. 14, 1908. v J; F. KITGHBLL.

BAG FRAME. APPLICATION FILED MAR.5.1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

UNITED sTAtr srnTENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. KITGHELL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO R. NEUMANN HARDWARE CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

B AG-FRAME Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 5, 1907.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 360,734.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. Krrc-HELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BagFrames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates, generally, to imrovements in the construction of the flames for traveling bags, satchels, and the like; and, the invention has reference, more articularly, to a novel construction of bagrame for use more es ecially, with what is known in the art as English or sewed-in bags, but which may be used also with any of the other constructions of bag-frames.

In the construction of sewedin bags, that is in that class of bag-frames in which the frame-sections are covered with leather and as at present constructed, when the two hinged frame-sections are closed, there will be more or less of a wide ga formed between a portion of the inner su ace of the outerframe-section and a portion of the outer surface of the inner frame-section, on account of the space required in which the leather covcrings of the frame-sections are to accommodate themselves.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to provide a novel and simply constructed bag-frame, in which the frame-sections are made in such a manner that the hereinabove stated objections are clearly overcome; and, a further ob'ect of this invention is to provide an English or sewed-in bag-frame in which the leathercovered frame-sections when in their closed relation will provide a neat arrangement of the parts at the joint and, when the framesections are closed, entirely doing away with any visible gap or space between the closed frame-sections, and providin a frame which, when viewed from either si e of the closed frame-sections will have the same appearframe, in which the frame-sections are L- shaped in crosssection, which. can be readily constructed and will have an improved a earance by reason of the fact that one of t e rame-sections is provided with a means or device which hides the gap or space formed at the closed frame-sections, and a frame is provided to the frame-sections of which a eather covering is readily applied so as to provide a continuous and even surface, which is more beautiful and artistic in effect and hence greatly enhances the beauty and value of the finished bag. I

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly mentioned will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

With the various objects of my present invention in view, thesaid invention consists, primarily, in the novel bag-frame hereinafter set forth; and furthermore, this invention consists in the various arrangements and constructions of parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be more fully set forth in the following specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended thereto and which form an essential part of covered frame made according to the prin-' ciples of the present invention; and Fig. 2 is a detail transverse sectional representation of the leather covered frame, made on an enlarged scale, embodying the principles of this invention, and a sectional representation of a part of the upper portion or mouth of the body of the bag, said view illustrating one manner of sewing the bag-body to the framesections. Fig. 3 is a front view of the bagframe embodying the principles of this invention, the frame being shown without its leather coverings; Fig. 4 is an end View of the frame; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the frame, illustrating the frame-sections in their partly opened relations. verse section of the bag-frame taken on line 66 in said Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow 1c; Flg. 7 isa similar section taken on line 7-7 in said Fig. 3; and Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on line 88 in the same figure all of said sections being made Fig. 6 is a transon an enlarged scale. Fig. 9 is a front elevation of a sheet-iron or inlay-frame, provided with a means for hiding the gap or space between the closed framesections, said means embodying the principles of the present inventio-n; and Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional representation of said frame, said section being made on an enlarged. scale and being taken on line 1010 in said Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is an elevation of a sheet-metal frame provided with a gap or space-hiding means or device of a slightly modified form of con struction; and Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical section of the said frame, said section being taken on line 1212 in Fig. 11 and being made on an enlarged scale.

Similar characters of reference are emloyed in all of the above described views to indicate the corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates an English or sewed-in bag, the respective leather-body-portions 2 and 3 being secured to the respective frame-sections .of the bagframe by means of stitches 4. The said bag-frame consists of an outer frame-section and an inner frame-sectionnvhich are provided with the usual downwardly extending leg-portions which are hinged or pivoted in any suitable manner at their lower ends, as will presently appear.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 2

to 8 inclusive, it will. be seen that the outer frame-section consists, essentially, of a main frame or body-section 5, formed at its. ends with downwardly extending leg-portions or members 6; and the said inner frame-section consists, essentially, of a main frame or bodysection 7, also formed at its ends with downwardly extending leg-portions or members 8, the said leg-portions 6 and 8 being provided with a suitable means of pivotal connection 9, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. 3 of the drawings. Any suitably-constructed means of pivotal connection may be employed to connect the two frame-sections in a hinge-like manner. To the said frame-section 5-, and its leg-portion 6 are secured at convenient intervals, by means of pins, or rivets 10, suitably constructed arms 11 which are formed with the angular-1y bent portions 12, so as to provide brackets upon which is supported and secured bv means of pins or rivets 13 an outer frame-plate 14, said plate being bent at its respective ends to provide the downwardly extending end-portions or members 15.

The brackets connect the said outer plate 14 and its downwardly extending members 15 to the said frame or body-section .5 in such a manner that an open space 16 will be provided substantially as shown. Suitably see cured at convenient intervals to the said frame-sections 7 and'its leg-portions 8, by means of pins or rivets 17, are suitably constructed arms 18 which are formed with angularly bent portions 19, so as to provide brackets, upon which is supported and secured by means of pins or rivets 20, or in any other suitable manner, one form of the gap or space-hiding means or device made according to the principles of the present invention. This means or device is indicated by the reference-character 21, and the same comprises a main body-portion 22 which is formed at its ends with downwardly extending members or elements 23.

In crosssection, the main body. and the downwardly extending members or elements of this gap or space-hiding or closing device, are made substantially L-shaped in crosssection, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2, 6,

7 and 8 of the drawings, and when the inwardly extending parts of this device 21 have thus been secured upon the said angularly bent portions 19 of the arms 18, said device 21 will be located sufficiently above the outer marginal edges of the frame or body-section 7 and its leg-portions 8 to provide a surround ing space 25, as clearly illustrated. These parts are arranged in their assembled relation in such a manner, that the outer marginal edges 27 of the main body-portion 22 and its downwardly extending members or elements 23 will lie in the plane of the outer faces 26 of the outer frame-section or plate 14, and its downwardly extending portions or members 15, substantially as illustrated in said Figs. 6, 7 and '8 of the drawings, whereby, when the two frame-sections are brought into their closed relations, the intervening space or gap 24., usual in the frame constructions of to-day, is completely hidden from view. The two frame-sections, as will be seen from an inspection of Fi 2 of the drawings, are usually and suitab y incased in leather or other suitable coverings 28 and 29, the coverings being arranged and secured about the said frame-sections in any wellknown manner, and the edge 80 of the covering 29, owing to the arrangement of the gapclosing or hiding device, lying in the planes of the outer faces 31 of the covering which surrounds the other frame-sections, all of which is clearly illustrated in said Fig. 2 of the drawings, and whereby, when the said frame-sections and their coverings are secured to the bag-portions 2 and 3 by means of the stitches 4, a complete and beautifully finished bag will be the result which is minus the usually exposed and objectionable space or gap formed between the closed frame-sec tions, and a bag will be the result which when viewed from either side will have the same general appearance. A space or gap closing or hiding means or device may'also be used with the ordinary sheet-iron or inlayframe of the usual L-shaped cross-section, as clearly indicated in Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive.

In the said figures, the reference-characters ranged upon the 884,593 I 3 32 and 33 indicate the usual pivotally con- 1 pair of leg-portions of the frame-sections, nected or hinged frame-sections, and 34 and and an L-shaped space or gap-hiding means 35 are the respective L-shaped members or i upon the smaller frame-section, the upportions of said framesections, which are wardly extending leg of said L-shaped space pivoted in such a manner, that a space 36 is I orgap-hiding means extending over a porproduced between a portion of the inner face tion of the larger frame-section so as to cover of the member 34 and the outer face of the or hide the space or gap. between the two member 35. frame-sections when closed.

Referring now to Figs. 9 and 10, it will be i 3. A bag-frame comprising a pair of ivotseen that the said frame-section 35 has arally connected frame-sections, one 0 said outer face of its L-shaped frame-sections being provided with a formember 35 an L-shaped gap or space closing wardly extending body-portion and down: or hiding device 37 which is secured in place wardly extending leg-portions, the other by means of pins or rivets 38 and is of the frame-section being rovided with an ingeneral construction and configuration of the wardly extending bo y-portion and down- L-shaped space of gapclosing or hiding dewardly extending legortions the frame-secvice 21, which was fully described in the fore tion with the inwar y extending portions going specification and illustrated in Figs. I being made smaller than the frame-section 1 to 8 inclusive. In lieu of either of the with the outwardly extending ortions, so said L-shaped space or gap closing or hiding that the smaller frame-section w 1 move into devices 27 or 37 hereinabove described,- a the larger frame section, and a space or gap modified form of construction of space or gaphiding means on said smaller frame-section, closing or hiding device 29 may be used in and arranged to extend over a portion. of the the manner indicated in Figs. 11 and 12 of larger frame-section so as to cover or hide the drawings. As shown, this device 39 is the space or ap between thetwo-frame'-secmade from flat sheet metal and is of the gentions when c osed, substantially as and for eral outer conformation of the frame-section the purposes set forth.

33, said device 39- being secured to the outer 4. A bag-frame comprising a pair of ivotface of the L-shaped portion ofthe frameally connect-ed frame-sections, one 0 said section 33 by means of pins or rivets 40, and frarne-sections being provided with forand having its outer marginal edge-portions wardl'y extending body-portion and down terminating in the plane of the outer facesv of wardly extending leg-portions, the other the member 34 of the frame-section 32, as frame-section being rovided with an inclearly illustrated in said'Figs. l1 and 12'. wardly extending bo =y-portion and down- From the foregoing description of my preswardly extendinglegortions, the frame-secent invention, it will be clearly evident that I tion with the inwar ly extending portions have produced a bag-frame in which the obbeing made smaller than the frame-section jectionable space or gap between the rewith the outwardly extending ortions, so spective frame-section is completely hidden that the smaller frame-section wi 1 move into from view, and have provided a frame which the larger frame section, and an L-shaped is easily made and does not add to the genspaceor gap hiding means mounted and seeral expense of manufacture, and when fin cured u on the faces of the inwardly extendished and used in connection with a bag, provides a bag of much neater appearance than the bag provided with the frames of the present constructions.

I claim:

' 1'. A bag-frame comprising a pair of frame sections, each frame section having leg-portions, and one of said frame-sections being adapted to move into the other frame-section, so as to be inclosed by the latter, a means of pivotal connection between each pair of leg-portions of thefrarne-sections, and means upon the smaller frame-section constructed and arranged to extend over a portion of the larger frame-section soas to: cover or hide the space or gap between the two frame-sections when closed.

2. A bag-frame comprising a pair of framesections, each frame-section having leg-portions, and one of said frame-sections being adapted to move into the other frame-section so as to be means of pivotaling bo y-portions and leg-portions: of said smaller frame-sectiomand arranged to extend over a portion of the larger frame-section so as to cover or hide the space or ga between the two frame-sections when close substantially asand forthe purposes setforth. 5. A bag-frame comprising an outer and an inner frame-section, each frame-section comprising a main body and leg-portions at its ends, all arranged that the inner frame-seetion may be inclosed by the outer frame-section, anda space or ga .-hid=ing device mounted upon the body 'and lseg portions of the inner frame-section, said device having upwardly and outwardly extending portions corresponding to and terminating at the marginal edge ortions of the main body and leg-portions of the outer frame-section to hide the space or gapbetween the closed frame-sections, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7 inclosed by the latter, a 6. A bag-frame comprising an outer and connection between eachan inner frame-section, each frame-section faces of the body and legcomprising a main body and leg-portions at its ends, all arranged that the inner frame- 1 section may be inclosed by the outer framesection, and an L-shaped space or, gaphiding device mounted upon the upper and outer ortionsof the in ner frame-section, said L evice having up-' wardly and outwardly extending portions corresponding to and terminating. at the marginal edge-portions of the main body and leg-portions of the outer fr. me-section to hide the space or gap between the closed frame-sections, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. v

7 Abag-frame comprising a pair of framesections, brackets on each framesection, an outer frame-plate mounted upon the brackets of one of said frame-sections to provide a sewing space between said plate and the wardly and outwardly extending prising a frame-section frame-section, and a space or gap-hiding device mounted upon the brackets of the other frame-section to provide a sewing space and said device being arranged to close or hide the space or gap between the closed framesections, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A bag-frame comprising a pair of framesections, brackets on each frame section, an outer frame-plate mounted upon the brackets of one of said frame-sections to provide a'sewing space between said plate and the frame-section, and an L-shaped space or gaphiding device mounted upon the brackets of the other frame-section to provide a sewing space and said'gap-hiding device having upportions which correspond to and terminate at the marginal edgeortions of the outer frame-' plate to hide t. e space or gap between the closed frame-sections, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

., 9. The herein described bag-frame com- 5 having leg-portions 6, brackets secured to said frame-section and said leg-portions, and a frame-plate mounted upon said brackets, said plate having downwardly extending end-members, a second frame-ection 7 having leg-portions 8', brackets secured to said frame-section and said leg portions, and a space or gap-hiding device mounted. upon the brackets of saidframesection 7 and the leg-portions 8, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. I, i

10. The herein described bageframe comprising a frame-section 5 having leg-portions 6, brackets secured to said frame-section and upon said brackets, said plate having downwardly extending end-members, a second frame-section 7 having leg-portions 8, arms 18 secured to said frame-section 7 and the closed frame-sections,

said leg-portions, and a frame-plate mounted y leg-portions 8, each arm having an angularly bent portion, and an L-shaped space or ga -hiding device mounted upon said angular y bent ortions of said arms 18, said space or gap-hiring device having upwardly and outwardly extending portions which correspond to and terminate at the marginal edge portions of said frame-plate and its downwardly extending end members, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. A bag-frame comprising a pair of frame-sections, one of said frame-sections being adapted to move into the other framesection so as to be inclosed by said latter frame-section, but the inclosed frame-section being constructed with a part which is flush with the outer surface-portions of the inclosingframe-section, so that there shall be no exposed gap or space between the two substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. A bag-frame comprising a pair of frame-sections, each frame-sections having leg-portions, and one of said framesections being adapted to move into the other framesection, a means of pivotal connection between each pair of framesections, and an L- shaped space or gap-closing device, said device corresponding to the general shape of the smaller frame-section and surrounding the latter, and said closing device being ar ranged in the open space or gap of the closed frame-sections and having a portion extending from said gap over a portion of the larger frame-section so as to close said gap, 'sub stantially as and'for the purposes set forth.

13. A bag-frame comprising a pair of frame-sections, each frame-sections having leg-portions, and one of said frame-sections being adapted to move into the other framesection, a means of pivotal connection between each pair of frame-sections, and an L- shaped space or gap-closing device, said de, vice corresponding to the general shape of the smaller frame-section and surrounding the latter, and said closing device being arranged in the open space or gap of the closed frame-sections and having a portion extending from said gap over a portion of the larger frame-section so as to close saidgap, and an gularly bent arms secured to said smaller the gap-closing device, su stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

lntestimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March, 1907.

JOSEPH F. KITCHELL. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, ANNA H. ALTER. 

